William Nelson Gardiner (1766-1814) was born in Ireland and travelled to London in 1790, where he became an assistant to the artist Francesco Bartolozzi. He became famous for his engraved portraits which were sought after by various publishers; he returned to Dublin in 1800, where he died in 1814 after losing all his money. Numerous Gardiner prints survive in the V&A and National Portrait Gallery collections.
Henri Gagnebin (1886-1977) was a Swiss composer and organist. Between 1925 and 1957, Gagnebin served as Director of the Geneva Conservatoire, and in 1938, he established the Geneva International Competition for Musical Performance which acquired a prestigious reputation across the world. He is known for his choral and organ compositions.